Article about: A named officers tunic formerly belonging to Captain (later Major) Michael Brian 1st Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers. A short history of his service is below; Captain Michael Brian Davies-Je
A named officers tunic formerly belonging to Captain (later Major) Michael Brian Davies-Jenkins 1st Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers. It dates to the period the RWf were part of the Welsh Infantry Brigade (1960-1969) which is shown by the Welsh Dragon AA buttons which were later used by the Royal Regiment of Wales. The missing collars would have been the standard bronze RWF officers Dragon on a flaming grenade.
A short history of his service is below;
Captain Michael Brian Davies-Jenkins #445835 1/RWF Gazetted LG 28 February 1956 to be 2Lt. from officer cadet with seniority from 16th December 1955.
Gazetted LG 12th December 1961 to be Captain
Gazetted LG 29th December 1967 to be Major From Regimental Records of the RWF Vol's VI & VII 1954-1958, 2Lt with A Company 1/RWF
1959-1960, Lt. Training Subaltern with the training Depot
1960-1961 Lt. A Company 1/RWF
1961-1962 Captain C (Training) Company, Bulford.
1962-1963, Captain, Signal Platoon HQ Company 1/RWF Singapore
1963-1966, Captain Signal Platoon Iserlohn & Minden
August 1968, Major on exercise with 1/RWF Kenya inc. climbing Mt. Kenya
1967-1969 Major with Admin company, Company HQ & B Company
7th May 1967, Attended memorial service at Christ’s Church Cemetery near Ontario to commemorate the loss of the Commerce in 1850
1969-1972 Major, B Company Commander
Gazetted LG 16 Jan 1973, Major, Retired on Retired pay
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